Aerosmith and Slash to play Sydney in September

SYDNEY — Aerosmith and Slash will headline an outdoor concert at Open Hearth Park in Sydney, Sept. 12.

Organizers with Cape Fest 2014 made the announcement Tuesday morning.

Tickets are expected to go on sale April 16 and will start at $99.75. They will be sold at tickets.capebreton.ca, by phone at 564-2200, and in person at the Centre 200 box office.

Aerosmith and Slash last played Atlantic Canada in 2012.

Aerosmith has spent the last two years supporting their new album, "Music From Another Dimension," while Slash, featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators, is currently working on his next solo album.